I have searched for all existing open AND closed issues and discussions for similar requests. I have found none that is comparable to my request.
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I have read through and understood the scope definition for feature requests in the Issues section. I believe my feature request meets the definition and belongs in the Issues section instead of the Discussions.
Problem Description
Hello, Thank you for great tool.
Every time when message has been sent to LLM, new request is sent to the LLM about tools. However there is no tool available and OpenwebUI sends empty list of tools. I think this should be handled as it uses more tokens than necessary and can not disable.
Desired Solution you'd like
It would be better to have disable switch for tool call prompt sending in interface section
Alternatives Considered
No response
Additional Context
No response
Originally created by @m1rakram on GitHub (Feb 27, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/21920
### Check Existing Issues
- [x] I have searched for all existing **open AND closed** issues and discussions for similar requests. I have found none that is comparable to my request.
### Verify Feature Scope
- [x] I have read through and understood the scope definition for feature requests in the Issues section. I believe my feature request meets the definition and belongs in the Issues section instead of the Discussions.
### Problem Description
Hello, Thank you for great tool.
Every time when message has been sent to LLM, new request is sent to the LLM about tools. However there is no tool available and OpenwebUI sends empty list of tools. I think this should be handled as it uses more tokens than necessary and can not disable.
### Desired Solution you'd like
It would be better to have disable switch for tool call prompt sending in interface section
### Alternatives Considered
_No response_
### Additional Context
_No response_
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@Classic298 commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2026):
You can turn the LLM to be using native tool calling then no prompt about tools is sent to the task model
https://docs.openwebui.com/features/extensibility/plugin/tools#-native-mode-agentic-mode--system-function-calling
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Originally created by @m1rakram on GitHub (Feb 27, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/21920
Check Existing Issues
Verify Feature Scope
Problem Description
Hello, Thank you for great tool.
Every time when message has been sent to LLM, new request is sent to the LLM about tools. However there is no tool available and OpenwebUI sends empty list of tools. I think this should be handled as it uses more tokens than necessary and can not disable.
Desired Solution you'd like
It would be better to have disable switch for tool call prompt sending in interface section
Alternatives Considered
No response
Additional Context
No response
@Classic298 commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2026):
You can turn the LLM to be using native tool calling then no prompt about tools is sent to the task model
https://docs.openwebui.com/features/extensibility/plugin/tools#-native-mode-agentic-mode--system-function-calling